Strong words from Mike Huckabee at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC): “These are the things that I know. I know there is a God, and I know this nation would not exist had he not been the midwife of its birth. And I know
Strong words from Mike Huckabee at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC): “These are the things that I know. I know there is a God, and I know this nation would not exist had he not been the midwife of its birth. And I know
On Saturday, Malaysian Airlines flight 370, flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 227 passengers, just vanished. As of right now, no one has found any debris. An oil slick that was slighted turned out to be ship fuel. The sea is shallow. But still,
The online periodical the Federalist has two articles on Lent–specifically, on observances such as giving things up for Lent. One is by a Reformed pastor, Rev. Brian Lee, entitled Repent of Lent: How Spiritual Disciplines Can Be Bad for Your Soul. The other is by
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), a gathering of some 2500 activists, held a straw for president. The winner? Rand Paul, with 31%, nearly three times as many votes as second-place finisher Ted Cruz, with 11%. After the jump, a complete list of how all
A survey has found that only 1/10th of the uninsured have signed up for Obamacare. (The deadline is March 31.) Actual numbers from HealthCare.gov and the insurance companies are hard to come by, due in part to the still-confusing application process. Also, of those who
Dr. Jack Kilcrease has a rather brilliant post at Theologia Crucis on the connection between pornography and idolatry. Both fixate on images that can be manipulated according to our desires, as opposed to the “real presence” of an actual human spouse or of the true
Mathew Block discusses that piece we blogged about in which a former atheist credits her conversion to the poetry of George Herbert, going on to tell about the impact that John Donne had on him and his classmates. (more…)
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is the big conservative conclave that meets annually to rally the troops and to make plans for political activism. But this year’s meeting, which started yesterday, has no sessions on pro-life causes, traditional marriage, or religious freedom. Which makes
More Obamacare provisions have been postponed, including letting people keep their non-complying insurance policies for three more years. This would prevent some unpopular measures from going into effect before the next presidential election. But the March 31 deadline for buying health insurance and thus avoiding
Advocates of gay marriage are evidently victorious, or soon will be. So how will the defenders of traditional marriage be treated? Ross Douthat says that one way would be to let religious people alone to have their own beliefs and practices about marriage. The other
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